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Re: Voice of Indonesia in English from 1300 on nominal 9525, Jan.3 (Wolfgang Bueschel) 3. Brother HySTAIRical via Secertbrod, Jan.2-3 (Ivo Observer) 4. re DX LISTENING DIGEST 16-#52, Dec 28, 2016 (Wolfgang Bueschel) 5. Fw: [dxld] Re: 162 Allouis France Inter at 23:00 UTC (Wolfgang Bueschel) 6. JRX Logs_December 2016 (Jota Xavier) 7. Glenn Hauser logs January 2-3, 2017 (Glenn Hauser) 8. log 2040 - 2130 UT Jan 3rd. (Wolfgang Bueschel) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2017 13:44:10 +0000 From: Ivo Observer <ivo.obser...@gmail.com> To: frequenc...@bnr.bg Subject: [HCDX] Voice of Indonesia in English from 1300 on nominal 9525, Jan.3 Message-ID: <canvtgkbyai6af-+v-emfpsv12zhygbgzb6ua2dyoqyf0pdt...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Jan.3: Voice of Indonesia in English from 1300 on nominal 9525.0 kHz, instead of 9526.1 khz -- 73! Ivo Ivanov *QTH*: Sofia, Bulgaria *Equipment*: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire *Web: *http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2017 15:47:37 +0100 From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <dg1...@t-online.de> To: <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, "DXLD" <d...@yahoogroups.com>, <frequenc...@bnr.bg>, "Ivo Observer" <ivo.obser...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [HCDX] Voice of Indonesia in English from 1300 on nominal 9525, Jan.3 Message-ID: <8741443FB1F44282B4036D4D7D6F957C@HNPC2> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original at 1438 UT measured singer on exact 9524.939 kHz, 73 wb ps. they have kept still 3 out of their disposal, of formerly 6 tx built up in 1995 - 1996 year at Cimanggis. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ivo Observer" <ivo.obser...@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2017 2:44 PM Subject: Voice of Indonesia in English from 1300 on nominal 9525,Jan.3 > Jan.3: Voice of Indonesia in English from 1300 on nominal 9525.0 kHz, > instead of 9526.1 khz > -- 73! Ivo Ivanov ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2017 15:46:21 +0000 From: Ivo Observer <ivo.obser...@gmail.com> To: frequenc...@bnr.bg Subject: [HCDX] Brother HySTAIRical via Secertbrod, Jan.2-3 Message-ID: <canvtgkdro3noo8hkfy3nnump2eojxd19+2r8gcklv4gg5qn...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Additional Brother HySTAIRical via Secertbrod from 1500 probably until 1650/1655UT on unregistered 9465 to WeEu or ME -- 73! Ivo Ivanov *QTH*: Sofia, Bulgaria *Equipment*: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire *Web: *http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2017 17:01:05 +0100 From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <dg1...@t-online.de> To: <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, "DXLD" <d...@yahoogroups.com> Subject: [HCDX] re DX LISTENING DIGEST 16-#52, Dec 28, 2016 Message-ID: <9B2C61437096481CA45F4946860B81F4@HNPC2> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original UZBEKISTAN 7509.980 odd, Voice of the Martyrs operates/scheduled from 1530 to 1700 UT on 7510 kHz via a Tashkent-UZB transmitter. Today at 1550 UT, S=8 signal in Thailand remote SDR unit. Small bandwidth of 2 x 2.5 kHz narrow field telephone. But on next channel exact 7505 kHz right even frequency, TWR India program, also requested/scheduled via Tashkent-UZB relay site. TWR address given at end of 1345-1545 UT bcast, latter in Punjabi language on Tuesdays at 1541-1543 UT on Jan 3, 2017. S=9+20dB, broadband 10.4 kHz wide excellent audio broadcast. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan , 2017) ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2017 03:16:44 +0100 From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <dg1...@t-online.de> To: "DXLD" <d...@yahoogroups.com>, <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com> Subject: [HCDX] Fw: [dxld] Re: 162 Allouis France Inter at 23:00 UTC Message-ID: <34465F3F363A4E349416D0F1B1D9109B@HNPC2> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="utf-8"; reply-type=original > is French that is still on the channel 162 kHz audio at 0155 UT, music at 0159 UT from RTL LUX, and EUR1 talk on 183 kHz: in French language is a Luxembourg effect mixture signal of - stronger - RTL 234 kHz, - and lower EUR1 183 kHz signal strength. 73 wb df5sx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" To: <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>; "DXLD" <d...@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2017 2:33 AM Subject: Re: [dxld] Re: 162 Allouis France Inter at 23:00 UTC > FRANCE Check at 0102 UT in western Germany and Belgian remote post show > > there very strong outlets of S=9+25dB > or more depending of the antenna. > > 162 Allouis? or UNID French location?, > ONLY DATA small band modulation, of 2 kHz wide visible, > but include some tiny 3% modulated low strength audio, > in French nx reader language at 0100 UT. S=9+25dB. > > 198 BBC S=9+15dB on the continent, 2 x 5.3 kHz wide signal. > > 183 EUR1 S=9+25dB 2 x 5.7 kHz wideband in French > > 234 RTL S=9+25dB 2 x 5.7 kHz wideband in French. > > 252 RTE S=9+10dB 2 x 5.7 kHz wideband. RTA S=3-4 in Doha Qatar > > and the usual lower then S=9 signals > 153 Romania S=7-8 > 189 Iceland S=7-8 > 171 Morocco S=6, S=7 instead on Doha Qatar remote unit. > 207 Iceland S=7-8 > 225 Poland S=6-7 > 243 very tiny S=2 string, mayby exciter in Kalundborg. > 279 TKM S=3-4, very low talk modulation in Doha Qatar. > > wb > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Walter Salmaniw Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2017 1:52 AM > Subject: [dxld] Re: 162 Allouis France Inter at 23:00 UTC > > Yes, French. Who else remains on 162? Walt > > On Saturday, December 31, 2016, l...@unb.ca [dxld] <d...@yahoogroups.com> > wrote: > >> Have this recorded via Twente and will archive later. Are we sure that >> it is French that is still on the channel? There are a few other eastern >> European stations on the frequency. >> >> -- Richard Langley ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2017 21:45:45 +0000 (UTC) From: Jota Xavier <odlano...@yahoo.com.br> To: "hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com" <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, "radioescu...@yahoogrupos.com.br" <radioescu...@yahoogrupos.com.br> Subject: [HCDX] JRX Logs_December 2016 Message-ID: <790548728.4935618.1483393545...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 JRX Logs_December 2016. January 2, 2017: I was received my WRTH 2017 edition this monday. Logs from:? Algeria/ Argentina/ Brazil/ Burundi/ China/ Clandestine/ Cuba/ Ecuador/ Egypt/ France/ Germany/ Greece/ Guam/ Guinea/ India/ Indonesia/ Iran/ Japan/ Korea South/ Madagascar/ Morocco/ Nigeria/ Oman/ Romania/ Saudi Arabia/ South Africa/ South Sudan/ Spain/ Taiwan/ Tanzania/ Thailand/ Turkey/ UK/ USA/ Vatican/ Vietnam/ Yemen/ Zambia/. DXer: Jose Ronaldo Xavier (JRX). Location: Cabedelo-PB, Brazil (UTC-3). RX (s): Degen DE1103 & Sony ICF-SW100S & Tecsun S-2000. Antenna: Portable Telescopic. ************************************************* Logs by Country: ALGERIA ** 5865. December 11, 2016. 0440-0447, Radio Algerienne, Issoudun, in Arabic. Man annnouncer talks; A algerian arabic song. Transmission with fair signal and modulation, 35433. ** 7335. December 10, 2016. 2212-2220, Radio Algerienne, Issoudun, in French/ Arabic (not Arabic only). Woman annnouncer talks News; 2214 Man annnouncer talks in Arabic and following, Qur?an chant. Station with fair signal and modulation, 35433. ** 9635. December 19, 2016. 1903-1910, Radio Algerienne, Issoudun, in Arabic. National Anthem; Man annnouncer talks; Qur?an chant and recitation. Broadcasting with good signal and fair modulation, 45433. ** 9710. December 7, 2016. 2101-2110, Radio Algerienne, Issoudun, in Arabic. National Anthem; Man annnouncer talks; The Qur?an chant and recitation. Very good signal and modulation, 45544. ARGENTINA ** 15345. December 8, 2016. 2112-2117, RAE Argentina al Mundo, General Pacheco, in German. Woman annnouncer talks in slowly german. Transmission with fair signal and distorted audio, 35431. ** 15345. December 19, 2016. 1921-1926, RAE Argentina al Mundo, General Pacheco, in Italian. Woman annnouncer talks; A song. Station continues with a poor signal and barely audible, 15431 (sometimes unlistenable). BRAZIL ** 1280. December 29, 2016. 0330-0423, Radio Tupi, Rio de Janeiro-RJ. Fernando Sergio presents "Supermadrugada Tupi" - A variety program with the following spaces: "Tunel do Tempo"- dedicated to brazilian old hits; Newsletter, including Debbie Reynolds death and a original song "Singin?in the Rain"; "Concurso de Piadas" - Station troupe interprets the jokes sent by listeners. Call-sign, ID. Fair transmission, 35433. Note: I only got this log because Radio Sanhaua, on 1280kHz, in Joao Pessoa-PB metropolitan area, has a transmitter off, this night. ** 11765. December 12, 2016. 1411-1420, Radio Deus ? Amor, Curitiba-PR. Man annnouncer, Pastor, makes a religious preaching. Station RDEA with fair signal and modulation, 35433. ** 11780. December 12, 2016. 1358-1410, Radio Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia-DF. A song; ID: RNA, a public station of EBC (Empresa Brasileira de Comunica??o) and next, "Reporter Nacional": brazilian news. Broadcasting with fair signal and modulation, 35433. ** 11925. December 12, 2016. 1420-1425, Radio Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo-SP. Man annnouncer talks news about brazilian football, last scores games; ID. Transmission with fair signal and moderate buzz, 33332. BURUNDI ** 11550. December 12, 2016. 1802-1807, Radio Publique Africaine, Issoudun, in Kirundi.Woman annnouncer talks. Barely audible transmission, 25431. CHINA ** 9455. December 5, 2016. 1921-1926, China National Radio 1 - CNR1. Firedragon (only treble and continuous instrumental music). SINPO 45544. ** 9600. December 5, 2016. 2138-2144, China Radio International, Kashgar, in English. Man and woman conversation; ID. Fair transmission, 35433. ** 9645. December 5, 2016. 1835-1842, Radio China International, Kunming, in French. Man annnouncer presents News; ID. Good signal and a slight interference by Radio Guinea, on 9650kHz, 44544. ** 9730. December 5, 2016. 1945-1950, China Radio International, Kashgar, in Portuguese. Woman and man annnouncer presents a Chinese Class; ID. Very good signal and modulation, 45544. ** 9745. December 5, 2016. 1951-1958, China Radio International, Urumqi, in Esperanto. Man and woman annnouncers talks. ID. Fair transmission, 35433.CLANDESTINE ** 7480. December 12, 2016. 1808-1813, Radio Payam e-Doost, Maiac, in Farsi. Man annnouncer talks; A song by female singer. Barely audible broadcasting, 25331. ** 9400. December 5, 2016. 2050-2105, Denge Kurdistan, Maiac, in Kurdish. Kurdish song; 2052 No audio, sign-off; Returns on-air, but no audio until 2056; 2056 A song by female singer (Music with many notes similar to Interval Signal of The Voice of Turkey). 2100 Man annnouncer talks. Irregular transmission this afternoon (Cabedelo: 05:50-06:05PM). Now, with a moderate to severe interference by CNR1 jamming on 9410kHz, in Mandarin. ** 9400. December 10, 2016. 2056-2105, Denge Kurdistan, Kishinev, in Kurdish. Kurdish songs; 2100UT: Man annnouncer talks news, presumably. Station with fair signal and poor modulation, 35432. CUBA ** 15140. December 19, 2016. 1911-1920, Radio Habana Cuba, Bauta, in Arabic. Man and woman annnouncers talks; A Newsletter, presumably. Station with fair signal and modulation, 35433. ** 15370. December 6, 2016. 2000-2010, Radio Habana Cuba, Bauta, in Portuguese. IS, ID; Remembering Fidel, a programming space. News. Good signal and modulation, 45444. ** 15370. December 10, 2016. 2015-2030, Radio Habana Cuba, Bauta, in Portuguese. Man annnouncer talks; A song; RHC announcement: Pocket Calendar 2017. ID. The world of sports : News. RHC Contest: 55th Anniversary. Transmission with good signal and fair modulation, 45533 (rare, 45544). ** 15370. December 11, 2016. 2016-2022, Radio Habana Cuba, Bauta, in Portuguese. Man annnouncer talks. Today, this station presents a irregular signal and modulation: 25441/ 35432/ 15441, etc. ** 15370. December 29, 2016. 2033-2043, Radio Habana Cuba, Bauta, in Arabic. Woman annnouncer talks; Man talks. Station with fair signal and poor modulation, 35432. ECUADOR ** 7300. December 7, 2016. 2121-2127, HCJB Voice of Andes, Woofferton, in Arabic. Man and woman annnouncers talks. Transmission with fair signal and barely audible audio, 35331. ** 7300. December 8, 2016. 2105-2110, HCJB Voice of Andes, Woofferton, in Arabic. Man annnouncer talks. Station with fair signal and barely audible, 35331. ** 9530. December 10, 2016. 2147-2202, HCJB Radio Akhbar Mufriha, Ascension, in Hassinya-Pulaar. A song; Man annnouncer talks, makes a preaching, presumably. Tribal song; IS, ID, e-mail. Station with good signal and modulation, 45444. EGYPT ** 9325. December 5, 2016. 2045-2050, Radio Cairo, Abis, in Hausa. Man annnouncer talks; Music. Transmission with many audio interruptions and very distorted. ** 12005. December 7, 2016. 2226-2235, Radio Cairo, Abis, in Portuguese. Open carrier (S4), dead air or unlistenable. FRANCE ** 7205. December 10, 2016. 2035-2043, Radio France International, Issoudun, in French. Man and woman annnouncers talks; A song, conversation.Fair transmission, 35433. Parallel log on 9790kHz, Issoudun, 45544. ** 9540. December 8, 2016. 2020-2025, Radio France International, Issoudun, in Hausa. Man annnouncer talks; Man and woman annnouncers presents a French Class. Transmission with good signal and fair modulation, 45433. ** 9790. December 17, 2016. 1931-1940, Radio France International, Issoudun, in French. Announcers (man and woman) presents a Newsletter; ID. Transmission with very good signal and modulation, 45544. GERMANY ** 15275. December 19, 2016. 1828-1838, Deutsche Welle, Dhabbaya, in Hausa. Man annnouncer talks; ID: DW jingle; Sports. Good signal, fair modulation, 45533. GREECE ** 9420.00. December 28, 2016. 2140-2155, Voice of Greece, Avlis, in Greek. Greek songs. S9 with audio interruptions. Woman annnouncer talks. Frequencies 9935 and 11645kHz, sign-off. ** 9935. December 5, 2016. 2010-2020, Voice of Greece, Avlis, in Greek. Man annnouncer presents a program with greek songs, folks perhaps. Good signal, fair modulation, 45433. GUAM ** 9540. December 5, 2016. 2122-2130, Adventist World Radio Guam (KSDA Station), Agat, in Mandarin. Man annnouncer (Pastor) makes a religious preaching, presumably. Very good signal and modulation, 45544. ** 9690. December 8, 2016. 2127-2133, Adventist World Radio (KSDA), Agat, in Korean. Woman annnouncer talks in Korean and man annnouncer talks in Spanish by Radio Exterior de Espana: That?s a collision. GUINEA ** 9650. December 5, 2016. 1813-1830, Radio Guinea, Conakri, in French. Man annnouncer talks; A local song. ID. Station with a exceptional signal and modulation, this afternoon (03:13PM), until 1830, 45544. Note: At 1830UT, start a slight interference by China Radio International, on 9645kHz, Kunming, in french. ** 9650. December 12, 2016. 1725-1735, Radio Guinea, Conakri, in French. Man annnouncer talks; Local songs. Start with fair signal and modulation, 35443. ** 9650. December 15, 2016. 2033-2100, Radio Guinea, Conakri, in French & Vernacular. Man annnouncer makes a prayer and says Amen; 2040 Woman annnouncer talks in local language, ID and News, presumably. Broadcasting with very greek signal and modulation, 45544. ** 9650. December 17, 2016. 1909-1920, Radio Guinea, Conakri, in French. Man and woman annnouncers talks; Local song; ID: Vous ?coutez Radio Guin?e; A song. Broadcasting with good signal and fair modulation, 45533. ** 9650. December 19, 2016. 2127-2136, Radio Guinea, Conakri, in Vernacular language. Man annnouncer talks; Short song; Woman talks. Station with good signal and modulation, 45444. INDIA ** 9445. December 5, 2016. 2107-2115, All India Radio, Bangalore, in English. Woman annnouncer talks News; Man annnouncer talks ID, News following; Song. Broadcasting with fair signal and modulation, 35433. ** 9445. December 10, 2016. 2122-2130, All India Radio, Bangalore, in English. Indian song; Man annnouncer talks. Poor transmission, 35332. ** 9445. December 17, 2016. 2057-2110, All India Radio, Bangalore, in English. Indian song; Woman annnouncer talks, ID. 2100 Man annnouncer presents News; Transmission with fair signal and modulation, 35433. ** 9950. December 5, 2016. 2020-2030, All India Radio, Khampur, in Hindi. Woman annnouncer presents a program with indian songs; ID. 45433. **13640. December 15, 2016. 1945-2026, All India Radio, Bangalore, in French. IS; Woman annnouncer talks: ID, programming of the day. A song in french; News in slow french; ID. All Indian songs, mantras. Station with good signal and fair modulation, 45433. ** 13695. December 6, 2016. 1913-1920, All India Radio, Bangalore, in English. Man annnouncer talks; Woman annnouncer talks, ID. Transmission with fair signal and modulation, 35433. ** 13695. December 28, 2016. 1918-1945, All India Radio, Bangalore, in English. Man and woman annnouncers talks, ID. Woman talks about Indian tourism; 1925 Man talks, ID and presents Classical of the Indian Music: songs. 1943 ID, schedule in english, Address. Station with good signal and modulation, 45444. ** 13695. December 29, 2016. 1914-1942, All India Radio, Bangalore, in English. Indian song; Man annnouncer talks, ID. Man and woman talks about India: Science and Technology and other themes. Today, AIR with a fair transmission, 45433. INDONESIA ** 9525. December 5, 2016. 1900-1912, Voice of Indonesia, Jakarta, in English. Woman annnouncer says: ID, frequency and presents News. Station with fair signal and poor modulation, 35432. ** 9525. December 6, 2016. 1942-1950, Voice of Indonesia, Jakarta, in English. Woman annnouncer talks; Songs; ID. Station with fair signal and poor modulation, 35432. ** 9525. December 8, 2016. 1925-1932, Voice of Indonesia, Jakarta, in English. Woman annnouncer talks; ID; A song. Fair signal and poor modulation, 35432. ** 9525. December 12, 2016. 1931-2005, Voice of Indonesia, Jakarta, in English. Woman annnouncer presents a Indonesian Class; ID; Many Indonesian songs; 1959 ID, frequency, website,Postal Address to Jakarta. 2000 Woman annnouncer says ID and start a program in French. Station with fair signal and modulation, 35433. ** 9525. December 15, 2016. 1939-1945, Voice of Indonesia, Jakarta, in English. A song; Woman annnouncer talks; Other song. VOI on-air today, with a fair signal and modulation, 35433. ** 9525. December 17, 2016. 1951-2000, Voice of Indonesia, Jakarta, in English. Musical program presented by woman annnouncer: Indonesian songs; ID. Station with fair signal and poor modulation, 35432. ** 9525. December 19, 2016. 1840-1850, Voice of Indonesia, Jakarta, in German. Indonesian song; Woman annnouncer talks; Other song. Station with fair signal and poor modulation, 35432. ** 9526. December 28, 2016. 2014-2020, Voice of Indonesia, Jakarta, in French. On-air, but unlistenable. On 9525.90kHz, Twente WebSDR, woman annnouncer talks. Barely audible transmission. IRAN ** 7360.10. December 28, 2016. 2103-2120, Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran, Sirjan, in Spanish. Woman annnouncer makes a interview with a man, about Syria; 2108 A report about "El Profeta del Islam y su Mausoleo": a history. ID, schedule in spanish, all addresses. Good reception, S9+30dB. JAPAN ** 6195. December 13, 2016. 0415-0430, NHK Radio Japan, Furman, in Spanish. Man and woman annnouncers presents a program abt 111 Anniversary of Japan-Russia relations and a unknown historialc fact during the war Japan-Russia in 1905. A song; ID, schedule in spanish. Very good signal and modulation, 45544. ** 6195. December 29, 2016. 0424-0430, NHK Radio Japan, Furman, in Spanish. Man and woman annnouncers talks about japanese own sport; ID; A song. Broadcasting with good signal and modulation, 45544. ** 9855. December 11, 2016. 2049-2058, NHK Radio Japan, Talata Volonondry, in French. Man and woman annnouncers talks; ID. Station with fair signal and poor modulation, 35432. ** 17540. December 19, 2016. 2137-2155, NHK Radio Japan, Furman, in Portuguese. Man annnouncer presents a NHK Newsletter; ID and frequency. 2145 "Aula de Japon?s": Lesson 37. Broadcasting with good signal and modulation, 45444. KOREA SOUTH ** 5950. December 13, 2016. 2052-2058, KBS World Radio, Issoudun, in French. Announcers (man and woman) talks about korean culture theme; ID. Station wit fair signal and modulation, 35433. ** 5950. December 17, 2016. 2008-2018, KBS World Radio, Issoudun, in French. man annnouncer presents KBS News; Woman annnouncer talks, ID. Transmission with fair signal and modulation, 35433. ** 9840. December 5, 2016. 2000-2008, KBS World Radio, Dhabbaya, in Arabic. Man annnouncer presents News and says Korea many times. Transmission with good signal and modulation, 45444. ** 9840. December 13, 2016. 2046-2052, KBS World Radio, Dhabbaya, in Arabic. Man and woman annnouncers talks. Transmission with fair signal and modulation, 35433. MADAGASCAR ** 9495. December 5, 2016. 1914-1920, MWV New Life Station, Mahajanga, in Russian. Song; Man annnouncer talks. Poor station, 35332. ** 9495. December 19, 2016. 1927-1935, MWV New Life Station, Mahajanga, in Russian. Man annnouncer talks; Woman annnouncer talks; A song by child. Transmission with fair signal and modulation, 35433. ** 11610. December 8, 2016. 2119-2125, MWV New Life Station, Mahajanga, in Mandarin. Woman annnouncer talks; Man talks. Good signal and modulation this night, in Cabedelo (06:19PM), 45444. ** 11610. December 19, 2016. 2110-2116, MWV New Life Station, Mahajanga, in Mandarin. Man talks; Woman annnouncer talks; Good signal, fair modulation, 45433. ** 11790. December 7, 2016. 2237-2242, MWV Radio Feda, Mahajanga, in Arabic. Man annnouncer talks. Broadcasting with fair signal and poor modulation, 35432. ** 11945. December 6, 2016. 1951-1956, MWV Radio Feda, Mahajanga, in Arabic. Music; Woman annnouncer talks; Other short song; Man annnouncer talks; 1956 sign-off. Transmission with fair signal and poor modulation, 35332. ** 11945. December 8, 2016. 1938-1943, MWV Radio Feda, Mahajanga, in Arabic. Man annnouncer talks. Transmission few better than other days, 35433. ** 11945. December 19, 2016. 1935-1942, MWV Radio Feda, Mahajanga, in Arabic. Man annnouncer talks and talks. Station with fair to good signal and fair modulation, 35333 (sometimes 45333). ** 13710. December 17, 2016. 2024-2030, MWV Radio Feda, Mahajanga, in Arabic. On-air and barely audible and/or unlistenable. ** 17640. December 8, 2016. 2036-2043, MWV African Pathways Radio, Mahajanga, in English. Man annnouncer makes a preaching, Bible messages. A hymn; ID. This station returns on-air, after many days sign-off. Fair signal, poor modulation, 35432 (sometimes 35433). ** 17640. December 11, 2016. 2040-2047, MWV African Pathways Radio, Mahajanga, in English. Man annnouncer makes a preaching; A hymn by chorus; Glory! The World Bible! ID, website. Broadcasting with fair signal and modulation, 35433. ** 17640. December 17, 2016. 2019-2024, MWV African Pathways Radio, Mahajanga, in English. Man annnouncer, Pastor, makes a preaching. Poor transmission, 25432. ** 17640. December 19, 2016. 1850-1858, MWV African Pathways Radio, Mahajanga, in English. Pastor makes a preaching; Man says ID and frequency; next, a song; 1857 Sign-off. Transmission with fair signal and modulation, 35433. MOROCCO ** 9575. December 5, 2016. 1843-1850, Radio Mediterranee International, Nador, in French. Man and woman annnouncers talks; Man annnouncer talks News about football: South American Championship and the victory of a brazilian team Chapecoense by CONMEBOL; Other News.? Broadcasting with good signal and modulation, 45444. ** 9575. December 19, 2016. 2056-2107, Radio Mediterranee International, Nador, in French. Arabic song; Man annnouncer talks, ID; 2100 Man annnouncer talks a Newsletter; A song. Medi1 with very good signal, slight buzz and fair modulation, 45433. NIGERIA ** 7255. December 17, 2016. 2032-2050, Voice of Nigeria, Abuja, in Hausa. Man annnouncer talks; ID. Local song. Broadcasting with good signal and fair modulation, 45433 (sometimes 45432). ** 7255. December 19, 2016. 2013-2020, Voice of Nigeria, Abuja-Lugbe, in Hausa. Man annnouncer talks; Woman annnouncer talks. Good signal, poor modulation, 45432. ** 7415. December 11, 2016. 0520-0527, Dandal Kura Radio, Ascension, in Kanuri. Man and woman annnouncers talks. Very good transmission, 45444. OMAN ** 15140. December 28, 2016. 1955-2010, Radio Sultanate Oman, Thumrait, in Arabic and Radio Habana Cuba, Bauta, in creole,till 2003 (2003: RHC ID and start program in english). It?s a collision. At 2038-2050:? Collision continues, now, RHC with a few better than RSO (On 15139.70kHz, Twente WebSDR, both stations unlistenable). ROMANIA ** 9610. December 8, 2016. 2045-2056, Radio Romania International, Tiganesti, in Spanish. ID and woman annnouncer talks about "Deportes": Sport News. ID, schedule in spanish, All addresses; IS. Broadcasting with good signal and fair modulation, 45433. ** 9610. December 19, 2016. 2022-2027, Radio Romania International, Tiganesti, in Spanish. Man annnouncer talks; ID. Woman annnouncer talks. RRI with poor transmission, today, 35432. SAUDI ARABIA ** 9555. December 5, 2016. 1851-1858, BSKSA, Riyadh, in Arabic. Saudi arabic songs; Man annnouncer talks. Good transmission, 45544. ** 11930. December 6, 2016. 1931-1940, BSKSA, Riyadh, in Arabic. Man annnouncer talks; Says Qur?an: start Holy Qur?an chant. Broadcasting with excellent signal and slight to moderate interference by Radio Marti on 11930kHz, 53543. ** 11930. December 7, 2016. 1840-1855, BSKSA, Riyadh, in Arabic. Holy Qur?an chant and recitation. Very good signal, slight interference by Radio Marti on 11930kHz, 44444. Parallel logs on 11820, 45341; 11915kHz,, 45443. ** 11930. December 7, 2016. 1931-1956, BSKSA, Riyadh, in Arabic. Man annnouncer (muslin cleric, presumably) makes a Qur?an chant and a exciting preaching, simultaneously. Broadcasting with very good signal (sometimes excellent), slight to moderate interference by Radio Marti, 44544. Parallel on 11915kHz, 45433 (I didn?t listen interference on 11915). ** 11930. December 7, 2016. 2040-2058, BSKSA, Riyadh, in Arabic. Holy Qur?an recitation. Very good signal and moderate to severe interference by Radio Marti, barely a collision. ** 11930. December 7, 2016. 2130-2150, BSKSA, Riyadh, in Arabic. A authentic collision. In rare moments, Radio Marti is better than BSKSA. Parallel log on 11915, 45433. ** 11930. December 7, 2016. 2206-2225, BSKSA, Riyadh, in Arabic. Man annnouncer talks, conversation with a child, presumably, and singing the Qur?an; Recitation and Qur?an chants. Station with good signal, free of interference, and fair modulation, 45433. On 11915kHz, 45433; On 11820kHz, 35332. ** 11930. December 8, 2016. 1907-1923, BSKSA, Riyadh, in Arabic. Muslin cleric singing Holy Qur?an in BSKSA, and woman annnouncer reading news in Radio Mart?. The signal and modulation of BSKSA is better than R. Marti, but, sometimes, it?s a collision. On 11915kHz, 45433 and 11820, 45433. ** 11930. December 10, 2016. 1843-2000, BSKSA, Riyadh, in Arabic. The Holy Qur?an: chants and recitations. Excellent signal, very very slight interference by Radio Marti and very good modulation, 55544 (rare, 54544). ** 11930. December 10, 2016. 2000-2015, BSKSA, Riyadh, in Arabic. The Holy Qur?an chant. Excellent signal, slight interference (sometimes, moderate) by Radio Marti, after 2000UT, 54544/ 53543. SOUTH AFRICA ** 7285. December 11, 2016. 0512-0520, Radio Sonder Grense, Meyerton, in Afrikaans. Woman and man annnouncers talks. Good signal and fair modulation, 45433. SOUTH SUDAN (Target to) ** 7250. December 11, 2016. 0450-0455, Eye Radio, Issoudun, in Arabic. Man annnouncer talks; Local song. Barely audible transmission, 25431. SPAIN ** 9690. December 5, 2016. 1937-1943, Radio Exterior de Espana, Noblejas, in Spanish. Men annnouncers talks, conversation. Good signal, fair modulation, 45433. ** 15390. December 29, 2016. 2043-2110, Radio Exterior de Espana, Noblejas, in Spanish. Man annnouncer interviews with Real Madrid member and others, in the program "Radiogaceta de los Deportes". 2100 Time pips, ID, Address and start a program " Espanoles en la Mar". Very good signal and modulation, 45544. TAIWAN ** 9895. December 19, 2016. 1947-1954, Radio Taiwan International, Dhabbaya, in French. A song; Man annnouncer talks, ID. Very poor transmission, 35432. ** 11640. December 11, 2016. 0456-0503, Radio Taiwan International, Kouhu, in Mandarin. Man annnouncer talks. Barely audible transmission, 25431. TANZANIA ** 6015. December 13, 2016. 0355-0415, Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation, Dole, in Swahili. Man and woman annnouncers talks; 0400 Time pips; Woman annnouncer talks, ID and presents News (news of Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Namibia, Congo, Tanzania-Zanzibar, etc). ZBC with fair signal and modulation, 35433. THAILAND ** 9390. December 5, 2016. 1928-1935, Radio Thailand, Udon Thani, in English. Man and woman annnouncers talks; Woman annnouncer talks about Thailand travel with piano underground; ID, Address. Broadcasting with good signal and fair modulation, 45433. ** 9390. December 11, 2016. 2008-2015, Radio Thailand, Udon Thani, in German. Woman annnouncer talks news, presumably; A song by piano (jazz); 2014UT: IS and sign-off at 2015. Broadcasting with fair signal and modulation, 35433. ** 9390. December 17, 2016. 1940-1950, Radio Thailand, Udon Thani, in English. Man and woman annnouncers talks; ID, website. Fair signal and modulation, 35433. TURKEY ** 9625. December 10, 2016. 2107-2115, Voice of Turkey, Emirler, in French. Turkish songs; Man and woman talks; ID in many langguages; A song. Broadcasting with fair signal and modulation, 35433. Parallel log on 5970kHz, 25332. ** 9625. December 11, 2016. 2033-2039, Voice of Turkey, Emirler, in French. Woman annnouncer talks. Barely audible transmission, 25431 (sometimes, 25432). UK ** 9410. December 10, 2016. 2044-2054, BBC, Al Seela, in Arabic. Man and woman annnouncers talks. Transmission with very good signal and fair modulation, 45533. ** 11810. December 8, 2016. 1951-1958, BBC, Ascension, in English. Man and woman annnouncers talks; ID. Station with good signal and modulation, 45444.. USA ** 6035. December 11, 2016. 0505-0510, Voice of America, Ascension, in Hausa. Man and woman annnouncers talks news, presumably; VOA jingle ID. Station with good signal and modulation, 45444. ** 9265. December 10, 2016. 2115-2120, WINB, Red Lion, in English. Woman annnouncer preaching, presumably. Very poor to barely audible transmission, 25332/ 35331. ** 9355. December 12, 2016. 1743-1748, Deewa Radio, Kuwait, in Pashto. Man annnouncer talks. Poor transmission, 25432. ** 9475. December 5, 2016. 2116-2121, WTWW, Lebanon, in English. Pastor makes a preaching. 35333 (sometimes, 35332). ** 9535. December 6, 2016. 1924-1930, Adventist World Radio, Nauen, in Arabic. Man annnouncer makes a preaching, presumably; A hymn by chindren Station with good signal and modulation, 45444. ** 9535. December 8, 2016. 1932-1937, Adventist World Radio, Nauen, in Arabic. Man annnouncer talks, preaching, presumably. AWR relay Nauen, this time, continues with a very good signal and modulation, 45544. ** 9565. December 5, 2016. 2132-2137, Radio Marti, Greenville, in Spanish. Men and women annnouncers talks, conversation, laughs; News with external reporter. Station with fair signal and modulation, 35433. ** 9780. December 12, 2016. 1915-1920, Afia Darfur Radio, Mopeng Hil, in Arabic. Man and woman annnouncers talks. Fair signal and modulation, 35433. ** 9980. December 5, 2016. 2031-2037, WWCR-The Overcomer Ministry, Nashville, in English. Pastor makes a preaching; Says TOM, slowly; A song. Transmission with fair signal and poor modulation, 35432. ** 9985. December 5, 2016. 2038-2043, Voice of America, Udon Thani, in Korean. Man annnouncer talks. Barely audible transmission, 35331. ** 9985. December 8, 2016. 2135-2150, Radio Free Asia, Tinian, in Korean. Man and woman annnouncers talks; A conversation. Transmission with good signal and modulation, 45444. Parallel logs on 9860, Tinian, 45544. ** 11695. December 12, 2016. 1425-1435, Voice of America, Tinang, in Khmer. Woman annnouncer talks; ID; 1429 sign-off. 1430 Start a program of Radio Vaticana in Hindi. Poor transmission, 35432. ** 11835. December 12, 2016. 1922-1930, Voice of America, Pinheira, in Tigrinya. Woman annnouncer talks. Very poor transmission, 35432. ** 11850. December 8, 2016. 1944-1950, Voice of America, Pinheira, in Kinyarwanda-Kirundi. Man and woman annnouncers talks. Transmission with good signal and very poor modulation, 45332. ** 11930. December 12, 2016. 1347-1357, Radio Marti, Greenville, in Spanish. Woman annnouncers talks, a conversation, laughs; ID. Man annnouncer talks; A song. Very poor transmission, 35332. ** 11975. December 17, 2016. 1922-1930, Adventist World Radio, Moosbrunn, in Hausa. Man annnouncer talks, makes a prayer; ID; AWR hymn. Station with good signal and fair modulation, 45433. ** 12075. December 13, 2016. 2100-2115, Voice of America, Santa Maria di Galeria, in French. Man annnouncer presents a Newsletter. Woman annnouncer talks, ID. American english conversation: English Class. Very good signal and modulation, 45544. Parallel log on 9485kHz, Kuwait, 25442. ** 12105. December 10, 2016. 2137-2142, WTWW, Lebanon, in Portuguese. Man annnouncer (Pastor) makes a biblic preaching. Very poor transmission, 35432. ** 13860. December 12, 2016. 1750-1800, VOA Studio 7, Pinheira, in Zimbabwe languages. Women annnouncers talks; ID. Man annnouncer talks, ID. 1759 Man annnouncer talks, ID: VOA Studio Seven, frequency, website. Note: To each annnouncer, a new language, presumably. ** 15580. December 29, 2016. 2111-2120, Voice of America, Greenville, in English. A pop song; Woman annnouncer talks, ID and a RAP song. Transmission with fair signal and modulation, 35433. ** 17570. December 11, 2016. 2024-2030, Adventist World Radio, Talata Volonondry, in Moore language. A song by female singer; Man and woman annnouncers talks. Fair signal and poor modulation, 35332. VATICAN ** 9660. December 8, 2016. 2012-2018, Radio Vaticana, Santa Maria di Galeria, in English. Woman annnouncer presents News; In conversation with a external reporter from South Africa; ID. Very good signal and modulation, 45544. ** 11900. December 6, 2016. 2217-2225, Radio Vaticana, Tinian, in Mandarin. Man and woman annnouncers talks. Station with fair signal and modulation, 35433. (LOG 6.200). ** 11900. December 10, 2016. 2203-2210, Radio Vaticana, Tinian, in Mandarin. Man annnouncer talks; Woman talks. Broadcasting with fair signal and very poor modulation, 35332. VIETNAM ** 9730. December 7, 2016. 2112-2120, Voice of Vietnam, Sontay, in French. Woman annnouncer talks; Man talks. Very poor broadcasting, 35331. ** 9730. December 19, 2016. 2000-2010, Voice of Vietnam, Sontay, in German. IS; Woman annnouncer talks: ID, Newsletter. VOV with fair signal and poor modulation, 35432. YEMEN ** 11860. December 11, 2016. 2001-2006, Republic of Yemen Radio (Radio Sana?a), Jeddah, in Arabic. Man annnouncer talks. Barely audible transmission, 35331. ** 11860. December 12, 2016. 1736-1741, Republic of Yemen Radio, Jeddah, in Arabic. Man annnouncer talks; A song. Very poor transmission, 35432. ** 11860. December 19, 2016. 2030-2035, Republic of Yemen Radio, Jeddah, in Arabic. On-air, but unlistenable. ZAMBIA ** 5915. December 29, 2016. 0430-0442, Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation, Lusaka, in Vernacular language. Woman annnouncer talks; A local song; ID; Man annnouncer talks. ZNBC poor transmission this dawn, 35332. *************************************** ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2017 17:36:17 +0000 (UTC) From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com> To: <d...@yahoogroups.com> Cc: <s...@mailman.qth.net> Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs January 2-3, 2017 Message-ID: <886095246.6044991.1483464977...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 ** BRAZIL. 11925.179, Jan 3 at 0705, JBA carrier as R. Bandeirantes appears to have reverted to its off-frequency spot, after a while much closer to 11925.0 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ERITREA [non]. 11670, Jan 3 at 1504, S9+20 music then Arabic exhortations, sounds like preaching, yes, then alleges ``Allahu Akhbar``. This is the weekly Tuesday broadcast of Radio Al-Mukhtar, via FRANCE, per Ivo Ivanov: 1500-1530 on 11670 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Arabic Tue 1530-1600 on 11670 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Tue Shared with sibling station Radio Adal in same languages on Wed & Sat (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KURDISTAN [non]. 11600, Jan 3 at 1500, dead air for a minute or so after which it seems weaker, so site change by Denge Kurdistane? Might be PRIDNESTROVYE, FRANCE or BULGARIA. I haven`t tuned in early enough to track it more carefully (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NIGERIA. 7255-, Jan 3 at 0700, no signal from VON when it should be going from Hausa to French; just an outage, or permanent change? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SPAIN. 9690, Jan 2 at 2110, no signal from REE North American service; nor anything detectable on // 15390, 15500. It`s the third day in a row AWOL, which apparently no one else has noticed. I posted this to the noticiasdx yg, where some of the participants should know or be able to find out what`s going on with REE: ``REE desapareci? wghauser 2 ene 17:19 --- Desde el 31 de diciembre, y todav?a el primero y 2 de enero, no escuchamos nada en las frecuencias habituales de REE, ni en 9690 para Am?rica Norte, ni en 15390 ni 15500, entre las 19 y 23 horas TU. Temo que se hayan anulado este servicio, por lo menos en onda corta, sin aviso previo. Favor de enterarnos de qu? pasa. 73, Guillermo Glenn Hauser`` One reply so far, Jan 3: ``Buenos d?as Glenn, hoy a las 1900 estar? chequeando las frecuencias de REE. Yo en d?as pasados no intent? sintonizarle. Me sorprende que hayan cancelado sin previo aviso, pero todo puede ser. Saludos. Manuel M?ndez`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 15220 & 11720, Monday Jan 2 at 2110 check, VOA Creole service is still gone on weekday, so assume canceled for 2017. Or totally rescheduled? Haiti no longer needs this? Or, did it ever? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1858 monitoring: confirmed UT Tue Jan 3 after 0030 on WRMI 7730, very good but somewhat undermodulated. Not confirmed at same time on WBCQ 9330v-CUSB, no signal, and 9265 WINB is VP. Next: Tue 2130 WRMI 15770 to NE Tue 2300 WRMI 9955 to SSE Wed 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 to NW [NEW] Wed 1415.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE Wed 2200 WBCQ 7490v to WSW Thu 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW Note: Allan Weiner says that WOR will also be airing at variable unpredictable times during his Radio Jennifer service on expanded hours of WBCQ 5130v. Also, propagation has been so poor that one cannot always confirm the 9330 airings (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 7490, Jan 2 at 2235, WBCQ with no CCI het unlike yesterday, gospel huxter proclaiming ``if you become a member of a church, you join yourself to a whore``. Okey-dokey. It`s `The Remnant Ministry` scheduled this hour on Mondays (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 5765, Jan 3 at 0653, WRMIBS is missing. Then I check all other WRMI frequencies, and find something must be quite wrong at Okeechobee. 5015 is also off; 5950 also off. These are on: 5850 // 7730 with World Music instead of BS; 6855 with different World Music than the others, instead of BS; 7570 BS; 9395 TN; 9955 BS; 11580 music not BS. 15440 & 17790 & 13695 & 5015, Jan 3 at 1508, no signals, but the others are at least detectable at 1537 chex. Oh2, WRMI has just updated their frequency sked, effective Jan 2! which I have conveniently tinied to http://tinyurl.com/WRMIfqs It`s not outages, but major 2017 revamp of scheduling, showing a drastic reduxion in Brother Scare hours, but still on ONLY about 4 frequencies at once. Here it is from the grid converted to text form: #1: 11580, 24h #2: 5985, 03-05 only #3: 7780, 22-12; 15770, 12-22 [but 7780 has been AWOL, still?] #4: 11530, 00-02 only #5: 6855, 24h #6: 9395, 24h #7: 21675, 14-23 #8: 11825, 13-24 [no 5765 at night] #9: 5010 [sic, in header but no times; ex-5015 if it come back??] #10: 9955, 24h #11: 7570, 23-14 [NO 13695 daytime!] #12: 5850, 23-14 [NO 15440 daytime!] #13: 7730, 23-14 [NO 17790 daytime!] #14: 5950, 11-12 & 22-01 What effect will this have on WORLD OF RADIO? 13695, Thu at 2130, probably our best time on WRMI, is gone, but R. Slovakia at 2100 has been moved to 11580. Not clear if 2130 programs make same move, as program schedules below have not been updated yet. New time for WOR is Wed 1030 on 5850. The others appear to be intact. No changes are shown to the 9955 schedule (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 5085, Jan 3 at 0236, WTWW-2 is S9+30 of dead air. I wonder what it might have modulated? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1180, Jan 2 at 2122 UT on caradio, rosary in Spanish, so skywave is already in from 25 kW KLPF Midland TX, Guadalupe net, making 2.2 Hz SAH with algo, probably Omaha KZOT The Deuce (not Duece) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** VANUATU. 7260-, Jan 3 at 0700, JBA carrier on lo side, associated normally with R. Vanuatu (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) This report dispatched at 1736 UT January 3 ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2017 22:58:00 +0100 From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <dg1...@t-online.de> To: "DXLD" <d...@yahoogroups.com>, <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, "DXplorer" <dxplo...@yahoogroups.com> Subject: [HCDX] log 2040 - 2130 UT Jan 3rd. Message-ID: <C71E75955BAC4666B97A2F96864CD23D@HNPC2> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original VIETNAM Maybe Voice of Vietnam re-shuffeled their foreign language schedule? -- or a technician fault happened UTC tonight, wrong language feed on 7280 kHz ? 7220.015 odd fq. 2100-2128 7220 SON 100 kW 290 deg to NE/ME French 7280.000 kHz 2100-2128 7280 SON 100 kW 320 deg to WeEUR French, but in Spanish 7220.015 kHz. At 2115 UT on Jan 3, noted French service of VoVTN Son Tay bcast center, powerful S=9+30dB or -42dBm signal to Qatar, but on 7280.000 even fq, NOTED SPANISH SERVICE INSTEAD. S=9+20dB at 2120 UT on Jan 3. Both heard on remote SDR unit at Doha Qatar. SOLOMON ISLS 5019.9995 kHz at 2040 UT on Jan 3, some signal FADE-OUT in Brisbane remote unit in Queensland Australia. Some pop orchestra mx heard. Nearby some hopped/wandered signal appeared at 2100 UT: MADAGASCAR [probably Ambohidrano sce] 5010.200 .... x.300 kHz range. tiny S=4-5 signal. Hit also at times by steady CW traffic on v5008 kHz noted at 2102-2105 UT. ALBANIA 7464.975 Tiny signal of Radio Tirana English via Shijak bcast center observed on remote SDR unit in Doha Qatar Middle East, at 2122 UT on Jan 3, S=7 or -82dBm tiny signal of backlobe out of Albania North America curtain beam. UZBEKISTAN 7500.000 even fq. NKRR Korean via Tashkent UZB relay, female voice of extended speech ... S=9+5dB sidelobe of the 76degr beam, at 2127-2129 UT on Jan 3. Target veiled radio to D.P.R. Korea 7500 NorthKorea Reform Radio 2030-2130 daily Korean 100kW 76degr NKRR b16 [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 3) End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 169, Issue 4 ********************************************